Nen Lambo - Bill Loko by Analog Africa published on 2017-04-04T18:08:41Z Taken from the compilation ‘Pop Makossa - The Invasive Dance Beat of Cameroon 1976–1984’ To be released on Analog Africa on 16 June 2017 Formats: 1xCD with a 44-page booklet (AACD 083) 2xLP gatefold LP (140 gr) with a 20-page LP size booklet (AALP 083) DL & Streaming “When ‘Nen Lambo’ came out I had no special expectations and the least I can say is that its success took me by surprise" exclaimed Bill Loko when we met him in Paris on a ice cold winter day "At some point walking through the streets of Paris, especially in Clichy, became an issue. People coming towards me to ask for autographs was not something I felt comfortable with and I mostly tried to walk away as fast as I could. The thing with fame is you either dive in and get overwhelmed by the waves, or you withdraw. I chose to withdraw and made sure nobody knew where I lived. And I have to blame all of this on Ekambi Brillant. “Ekambi was already a star back home in Douala when he first spotted me singing and playing guitar at a music contest which took place around 1970. I won the competition and Ekambi came backstage shouting and pointing a finger in my direction: ‘Hey you! Stop singing and give me these songs, I want them.’ I will never forget that man standing there like a tree with a huge grin on his face. Although I was 14 years old at the time, we bonded and he instantly became like a big brother to me, very supportive and always encouraging me to pursue a musical career. The biggest honour came when he chose one of my compositions for his new album. Unfortunately with the political unrest in Cameroon my dream came to a halt and my parents choose to send me to France to study. “I arrived in Paris in 1976 where I met an old friend from Cameroon, Michot Dhin, a very talented musician known for playing a variety of instruments. Since he didn’t know what to do with his time and with himself we started jamming and working together on a few tunes. The songs ‘Salsa Makossa’ and ‘Nen Lambo’ which I had composed are the fruits of those moments. “We knew we were up to something and made our way to Synthe Production, a Parisian studio known for being frequently used by African and antillean musicians. The first people we bumped into were drummer Claude Vamur and keyboard player Jean-Claude Naimro. The chemistry was good so we asked them if they would consider performing a song for us, adding for clarification that we couldn’t afford their services. Naimro replied without hesitation: ‘if I like the song I’ll play, no problem.’ Claude echoed: ‘same with me’. Michot grabbed an acoustic guitar and I started singing, a minute into the song we were all grooving and I could see smiles on all faces … that’s when I knew we had won them over. At the end of the song Vamur said, ‘I have some time now, lets go and record that hit!’ Follow our adventures in Cameroon and get yourself an official release: *CD comes with a 44-page booklet *LP comes with a 20-page booklet http://analogafrica.bandcamp.com/ Genre Disco Makossa Comment by Seydoux Kady Yakuyami pas mal cousin <3 2021-07-21T21:58:45Z Comment by Bleu comme une orange great song https://soundcloud.com/bleucommeuneorange/sets/afrique-en-reves-vol-7 2019-03-18T15:14:47Z Comment by dreammmr pam pam pam 2018-09-03T20:42:39Z Comment by Uncle ten ( spelka ) killer track 2018-04-20T23:24:42Z Comment by SENSOL / DJ I LOVE this, puts a smile on my face every time :) 2017-11-30T22:24:19Z Comment by Tropical_Beats soooooooooooooo good :) 2017-04-27T13:51:17Z